(05-05-2016 07:24 PM)quo vadis Wrote: (05-05-2016 12:51 PM)Bull Wrote: (05-05-2016 12:31 PM)mtmedlin Wrote: If we lose two, I think they approach the MWC. We go hard after 6 of their teams.
If we lose 1, we offer Army first, then go after the MWC... and if not either then we have to look at the MAC or CUSA (which REALLY sucks for us)
Either way, I think the outcome has to be an aggressive move toward consolidating the best from the MWC into the AAC. 5-6 team addition would be best.
Air Force and Colorado are slam dunk additions. SDSU should be with us already. If UNLV gets an NFL team and that awesome new stadium, then they make a ton of sense. At that point the conference is dead and we offer Boise a lifeline.... an equal only share though. If we need a 6th team because we lost 2, then I would tend to lean toward Fresno. 2 teams each in Florida, Texas and California has some real recruiting potential.
Isn't this a catch-22? We become less attractive to MWC schools as we get raided...
Ding! Which is why raiding the MWC is a pipe dream. If we backfill it will be from CUSA or MAC.
Heck, depending on who we lose the MWC might raid us.
Well of course we are more attractive as we sit, but then again the MWC isnt as attractive as it looked when they decided to not join us.
Since then, they have had to put up with the prima dona antics of Boise and then 3 of them got shut out entirely of bonuses. Add in that the four I want got some of the worst time slots and are not being featured within their conference.
If Air Force, Colorado St, SDSU and Fresno were to move over to the AAC they would get equal revenue sharing, EST time slots (which is very attractive) and have a significantly increases presence on TV. You do realize that the MWC gets about 1/3rd of the basketball games televised that we do. Only 16 of their football games get shown on ESPN.
We can ease the transition by using the exiting teams fees to help pay our new teams exit fees. It makes the move even more feasible. We already know that SDSU wants to be here. Fresno wanted to but wasnt invited. So the hard ones to get are Air Force and CSU. Air Force has stated they would like to be in the same conference as the other two academies.
So you offer Army a scheduling agreement to help move Air Force. CSU has complained numerous times about their role in the MWC and has said they would like more EST games to showcase their investments in the sports programs.
Will losing cinci hurt... yep, but they havent been the top football program for several years now. Weve seen alot of parity in this conference and I dont see losing them as a death knell to our league. Losing 2 teams will hurt alot more, especially if its Uconn. They are our only national championship team.
If we are aggressive and present this package to the disenfranchised MWC schools, we can also say that expansion is dead. Nobody will be picking up AAC teams after this. That was one of their biggest concerns.
Its not impossible to get this done. Aresco needs to put together a valuation of a combined conference and pitch it. Equality, more exposure, better time slots and money will get some to move. I actually think CSU would be the first... then Air Force will follow. We get those two and SDSU will be all for the move... and Fresno will follow with ease.
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IF the B12 raided the AAC, what does the AAC do next?
